Dear Colleagues; On August 25, 2016 the Ontario Government’s Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee released its final report and recommendations to government on how to close the gender wage gap in the province. The recommendations target three root causes of the gender wage gap: women’s disproportionate responsibility for caregiving work and the absence of […]
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OCUFA update on the Changing Workplaces Review
Sent on behalf of Mark Rosenfeld OCUFA Update on the Changing Workplaces Review Interim Report for Faculty Associations FINAL Dear Colleagues: Last year, OCUFA was actively engaged in the provincial government’s Changing Workplaces Review — a comprehensive review of employment and labour law aiming to address the rise of precarious work. OCUFA made a […]
OCUFA support for CUPE 926, Wilfrid Laurier University
Dear Faculty Association Presidents and OCUFA Board Directors: At Wilfrid Laurier University, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 926 are facing a strike or lockout deadline this Sunday, July 10. The employer has threatened to impose terms and conditions if a deal has not been reached by then. CUPE […]
New Ontario Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development and new Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development
Dear Colleagues: As many of you will be aware, on June 13, 2016 (yesterday) there was a cabinet shuffle in the Ontario government. As part of that shuffle, Deb Mathews was appointed the new Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development. The new Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development replaces the Ministry of […]
Summary article of the 149th OCUFA Board of Directors Meeting
Dear Colleagues; Attached, please find an article detailing the 149th OCUFA Board of Directors Meeting, held May 8 in Toronto. Please feel free to post to your website, use in your newsletters, or otherwise distribute to your members. Please let me know if you have any questions. All the best, Graeme […]
Ontario faculty throw weight behind day of action for $15 & Fairness
Dear colleagues; OCUFA is supporting today’s day of action for the $15 and Fairness campaign, a multi-organization initiative to improve pay and working conditions for precarious workers across the economy. This is part of OCUFA’s ongoing work to build greater job security, fair pay, and access to benefits into contract academic positions at Ontario universities. […]
Invitation to OCUFA SWC Listserv
Sent on behalf of Helene Cummins Dear Colleagues, One of the OCUFA Status of Women Committee’s goals for this year has been to seek out ways to engage more with the status of women and equity committees within OCUFA member associations. To this end, based on discussion with representatives from member association status […]
Nominations for the 2015-16 OCUFA Service Award – due April 4, 2016 –Third Notice
Dear Colleagues: The OCUFA Service Award was established five years ago to honour individuals who have done, or continue to do, exceptional work on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations and its Members. Up to six awards may be given each year and are presented during OCUFA’s Annual General Meeting, which will be […]
2016 Worldviews Annual Lecture on Media and Higher Education — “Beyond the Competition Fetish” — April 13, 2016, OISE Library, University of Toronto
Dear Colleagues: This is a reminder that second annual Worldviews Lecture on Media and Higher Education will feature Rajani Naidoo, Chair in Higher Education Management and Director of the International Centre for Higher Education Management at the University of Bath. Professor Naidoo will deliver a lecture titled, “Beyond the Competition Fetish: Higher Education for […]
2016 Ontario Budget
Dear Colleagues; As you know, the 2016 Ontario Budget was released today. The big item for higher education is a new grant program targeted towards low-income students, replacing the 30% Tuition Grant and Ontario Tuition Tax Credits. We have not fully run the figures yet, but this budget continues the downward trend in per-student funding. […]